It's Winning Time | A Miami Marlins Dynasty [MLB 13]

[joshrmlb]

First off, I want to thank you guys for viewing this dynasty. I've always enjoyed playing MLB video games, ever since the PS2 days. My favorite MLB team is the St. Louis Cardinals, and I've been to many baseball games over the summer(s). However, when I'm playing a dynasty, I usually like to go with a team who isn't in great shape, and had a pretty rough year. I thought about using the Astros, Brewers, Twins, or even the Mariners. However, when I went to Jupiter, Florida this year to see the Marlins play, I instantly knew they where my franchise team.

After a unsuccessful 2012 MLB season for the Marlins, they decided to trade Gaby Sanchez, Hanley Ramirez, Omar Infante, and Anibal Sanchez during the season before the trade deadline. While they did get some prospects back in those deals, most people didn't think the Marlins where going into full rebuild mode. However, this offseason the Marlins and the Blue-Jays made a 11 player total trade. This trade dealt Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, John Buck, and Emilio Bonifacio while acquiring Yunel Escobar and Jeff Mathis, with prospects Adeiny Hechavarria, Henderson Alvarez, Anthony DeSclafani and Justin Nicolino, and Jake Marisnick. The main player the Marlins did keep after this rebuild, was their star slugger Giancarlo Stanton. While most Marlins fans (and players) where angry about this trade, it was for-sure this team wasn't in win now mode, and was going to take a long time to probably make the playoffs again.

Like my earlier franchise Miracle In New York, I creating a back-story to this dynasty. I will be taking over the duty's of the GM. I've always enjoyed making moves and acting like a GM. However, I can guarantee this dynasty will even be better than my first MLB dynasty. I will be posting series-by-series updates, and around the MLB news (way more than my last dynasty) and even some draft story-lines

While I'm going to wait for the updated OSFM rosters, that still doesn't mean this thread isn't going to be active. My first few years are probably going to be a little rough, but I'm going to take it as a rebuild year. Hopefully, we can get our prospects to develop in the mean time. Also, we need to make sure we can be success drafting. However, Giancarlo Stanton will remain a Marlin for his whole career. No one else is safe on my roster however, and if I can get good value for anyone, they will probably be traded. Let's see how this one turns out, and I hope you guys enjoy!

Spoiler

Games- 162
Hitting Difficulty - All Star
Pitching Difficulty - All Star
Sliders - Custom Sliders
Roster - OSFM Opening Day Rosters
30 Team Control - Not sure what I'm going to do yet

Goals -
2013 - Draft an A potential prospect in the first round.
2013 - Win at least 67 games.
2013 - Have Stanton hit 35+ homeruns.

[joshrmlb]

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Miami Marlins Yearly Recaps

[joshrmlb]

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Miami Marlins Team Leaders

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[joshrmlb]

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Rudd's Transaction History
March 2nd, 2013 - Dealt 1B Logan Morrison and a player to be named later to the Rangers for 3B Mike Olt, OF Ronald Guzman, and SP Cody Buckell
March 5th, 2013 - Marlins Release 3B Placido Polanco
March 6th, 2013 - Marlins Call-up 1B Joe Mahoney
March 20th, 2013 - Marlins Release IF/OF Chone Figgins
April 2nd, 2013 - Marlins add 1B Joe Mahoney to 60-day DL
April 14th, 2013 - Marlins Claimed J.A. Happ Off Of Waivers From The Blue Jays.
May 1st, 2013 - Marlins Call-Up SP Jose Fernandez

[joshrmlb]

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Marlins Top 10 Prospects

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Marlins Draft History

Year | Position | Overall Selection | GP | Stats | Awards

[joshrmlb]

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Miami Marlins Depth Chart - 2012

• Catcher
• Rob Brantley
• Jeff Mathis

• First Base
• Casey Kotchman
• Greg Dobbs

• Second Base
• Donovan Solano
• Chris Coghlan
• Wilson Valdez

• Third Base
• Mike Olt
• Greg Dobbs

• Shortstop
• Adeiny Hechavarria
• Wilson Valdez

• Left Field
• Gorkys Hernandez
• Juan Pierre
• Chris Coghlan

• Center Field
• Justin Ruggiano
• Juan Pierre

• Right Field
• Giancarlo Stanton
• Gorkys Hernandez

• Starting Pitcher
• Ricky Nolasco
• Jacob Turner
• Henderson Alvarez
• Nate Eovaldi
• Kevin Slowey

• Relief Pitcher
• Ryan Webb
• Mike Dunn
• Jon Rauch
• Chad Qualls
• A.J. Ramos
• Jose Ceda

• Closer
• Steve Cishek

• Disabled List
• Bryan Petersen (15 day)

[joshrmlb]

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Marlins Award Winners

[joshrmlb]

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You guys can now post

[Bubba_Zanetti]

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I'll definately be following because I want to see where you're going with this. After playing with the Rays the last few years, I've decided to head back to the NL East. After watching that S.O.B. Loria kill my Expos, my storyline revolves around exacting revenge: he won't kill another franchise. So I'm buying the Marlins and installing myself as GM.

I played my first game last night and I have no idea where to start with this debacle. Two things to do: sign Stanton longterm and improve scouting.

[Bluejaysfan65]

Loved your Mets dynasty and will definitely be following this one as well!!!

[joshrmlb]

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I'll definately be following because I want to see where you're going with this. After playing with the Rays the last few years, I've decided to head back to the NL East. After watching that S.O.B. Loria kill my Expos, my storyline resolves around exacting revenge: he won't kill another franchise. So I'm buying the Marlins and installing myself as GM.

I played my first game last night and I have no idea where to start with this debacle. Two things to do: sign Stanton longterm and improve scouting.

Thanks, this should be a perfect team to play with for me. I will also be doing the storyline of Loria stepping down as the owner, and my guy becoming the head guy. He's a sad case for baseball, and they need to remove him ASAP in real life. I don't currently have the game yet, but I'll be getting it this week, so I still have to test out some things. Thanks for the comment and thanks for following!

Loved your Mets dynasty and will definitely be following this one as well!!!

Thanks, for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed my Mets dynasty. It was a lot of fun doing my Mets dynasty, but since I decided to buy MLB 13, I decided to make a Marlins dynasty. This should be even more of a challenge as the Mets. Thanks for comment and thanks for following!

[joshrmlb]

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Marlins Owner Jeffrey Loria Stepped Down, New Era In Miami



Loria resigned today, leaving the Marlins in Josh Rudd's hands.

Speculation about who will take the fall for the Miami Marlins’ disappointing season is focusing squarely on Larry Beinfest, the club’s long-time president of baseball operations and GM. However, there was some surprised when it was announced that long-time owner Jeffrey Loria will be stepping down too.

Loria was first a GM for the Montreal Expos, in 1999. One of Loria's first acts was to reiterate demands for a new park for the Expos to replace Olympic Stadium, of which he bluntly said, "We cannot stay here." He lost a considerable amount of goodwill with Expos fans when the team was not able to reach an agreement for television and English-speaking radio coverage during the 2000 season, as the Expos tried to increase their revenue from broadcast rights. He also sought more public funding for a planned downtown ballpark, Labatt Park. However, the provincial and municipal governments balked at committing more money to the project. In 2002, as part of an orchestrated move with Bud Selig and then-Marlins owner John W. Henry, Loria sold the Expos to "Expos Baseball, LP," a partnership of the other 29 major league clubs, for $120 million. In effect, the Expos were sold to the commissioner's office. Henry then sold the Marlins to Loria for $158.5 million, including a $38.5 million no-interest loan from MLB.

In 2003, in Loria's first year as a Marlin's owner, the Marlins won their second World Series. However, Loria stayed in controversial when he decided to build his new stadium for the Marlins. The franchise, which previously paid rent at Sun Life Stadium, had been trying for years to finance a new retractable roof ballpark. The City of Miami and Miami-Dade County both voted to approve construction of a new baseball stadium for the Marlins. It is located in the area formerly occupied by the Miami Orange Bowl football stadium. Construction was completed by opening day 2012. Before the stadium deal was in place, Loria shed star players to pare down payroll to among baseball's lowest in 2005, and was given permission to explore options for relocating. The team then worked with the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County, in a public/private partnership, to build the 37,000 seat ballpark. After a disaster 2012 season and low attendance, the Marlins committed a twelve-player trade between the Toronto Blue Jays for which local and national sportswriters and Marlins fans questioned the motive of Loria's intentions of building a successful franchise and demanding Miami taxpayers' dollars to pay for most of the ballpark's construction and maintenance.

Today, Loria stepped down from the position of owner as the Marlins, and some reports even showed the Commissioner Bud Selig forced him to. However, since Selig owned the Marlins after Loria resigned, he got to pick to new owner for the team, while not having to pay any money back to Jeffrey Loria. Selig picked former Major Leaguer Josh Rudd to become to new owner for the Marlins. Rudd played baseball at Stanford University, quickly becoming one of the best starting pitchers in the nation, and then getting drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers (11th overall) in the 1999 MLB draft. However, after a few unsuccessful years in the minors, and multiple arm injuries, Rudd hung up his gear before the 2003 season never making the big leagues. Rudd (34 years old) will become the youngest owner in MLB history. When we asked Rudd about his new job today, he said "I'm glad I got another opportunity to come back to the MLB. However, this we be a different career, and I will have to face new challenges. As for the Marlins, we will be headed in a full rebuilding direction, as Loria guilt most of the MLB roster this past year. I will have a players and coaching meeting tomorrow, to see where we stand right now. No one's job is safe, as of right now." Rudd also hired former Stanford teammate Andrew Dewitt as his new GM for the team. Dewitt was drafted in the 1998 MLB draft by the Colorado Rockies (21st overall), and pitched 5 years in the Majors before hanging it up. Dewitt has had some experience as a scout for the Rockies for a few years It should be interesting to see how the Marlins do now with new management and a new era underway.

[CameRoN0407]

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[bradchadford]

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I just bought The Show last night, I'll be eagerly following your thread. I think there will be quite a few Miami Marlins dynasties.